# NTSB Accident CHI01LA099
> **Grumman American AA-1C** · 2001-03-07 · DEKALB, IL, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI01LA099
- **Event ID:** 20010308X00569
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-03-07
- **Location:** DEKALB, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.889915, -88.750572
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Grumman American
- **Model:** AA-1C
- **Registration:** N9886U
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Fuel starvation, the pilot not switching the fuel selector to the other fuel tank, and the pilot not maintaining control of the airplane through the forced landing attempt.  Factors relating to this accident were the pilot's inadequate fuel management, the pilot's improper in-flight planning and decisions, the pilot's impairment(alcohol), the rough/uneven terrain, the strong tailwind and the gusts.

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